All posts tagged Dunkin’ Donuts

With a growing middle class that is just discovering the joys of eating out, India has been touted as one of the last frontiers for global restaurant chains. Some have adapted their fare for local tastes. Here’s a sampling.

The Massachusetts-based chain has had to radically rework its menu in India and rebrand itself through an advertising campaign to let consumers know it offers more than a Bavarian Cream and coffee. Read More »

Coffee lovers in India may have to wait a little bit longer before they can sip on a latte at the neighborhood Starbucks store. The Seattle-based coffee retailer’s much-awaited entry into India, originally scheduled for August or September this year, has been pushed back. Read More »

Tea makers will not sit back and relax as they see more and more Indian consumers turning to coffee, their rival beverage. Instead, they are planning a marketing blitzkrieg of their own.

It’s not just that coffee retailers like Costa Coffee, Café Coffee Day and Dunkin Donuts are committed to promote a coffee-drinking culture in this tea-loving country: Numbers suggest coffee is gradually catching up with tea.

Domestic consumption of coffee is rising at about 5%-6% every year, while tea consumption is increasing only at about 2% annually, according to government data released earlier this year. Read More »

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